What
are some of the reasons why people use performance-enhancing drugs?
To maintain stamina and get a desired look is why most
take performance-enhancing drugs. For example, the Russians their athletes that
were bound for the Olympics these drugs in an attempt to win the Olympics and
make political stance as superior globally. This was politics at it’s worst as
if could get any worse. Dec 05, 2017 by Bill Chappell wrote:
“The International Olympic Committee has suspended the
Russian Olympic Committee "with immediate effect," essentially
banning the country from the upcoming Winter Olympics over Russia's system of
state-supported cheating by athletes using performance-enhancing drugs,”
(Nevada Public Radio, NPR). https://knpr.org/npr/2017-12/russia-banned-2018-olympics-athletes-told-compete-under-olympic-flag?gclid=Cj0KCQiAv_HSBRCkARIsAGaSsrCMLyjL2BFhoQsi7IlQ_o5Bz9iIuRQHdeLMGux5y81bKIKGI9QluFcaAjWiEALw_wcB
This was clearly a scandal and 22 of the
team were banned.
Athletes may take drugs for a variety of reasons. The
principal reasons can be categorized as:
- Therapeutic
use for the treatment of medical conditions.
- Social
and ‘recreational’ use.
- Performance
enhancement
The therapeutic side
includes different medical conditions such as, asthma, colds, or short-term
medical conditions in order to compete and train. Just like anyone they get
sick to, but they have a competition that cannot be placed on hold. Of course,
they have to have a valid medical prescription to violate regulations. This also
requires a therapeutic use exemption (TCU).
Drugs are used widely
within society, throughout the world, for social and recreational purposes. At
one-time Coffee was prohibited up to 2004. It was considered a performance-enhancer
drug as far as athletes are concerned.; according to the WADA prohibited list.
Do you think that people can become dependent
on performance-enhancing drugs?
The short answer is Yes. The use of the substance or
method represents an actual or potential health risk to the athlete, and
becoming addicted to performance enhancing-drugs (PEDs) can cause addiction,
therefore it is harmful, (Mottram 2014). PEDs have the ability or potential to
drastically alter the human body and biological functions, including the
ability to considerably improve athletic performance in certain instances. They
also can be deadly.
References:
Mottram, D. (2014). Why do Athletes Take Drugs? Apetars
Sorts Medicine Journal. Retrieved from http://www.aspetar.com/journal/viewarticle.aspx?id=100#.WlzvmKinHIU
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